Ghosts
Fly Over States
May 24, 2024News updates for 'Ghosts' by Fly Over States
Fly Over States build an infectious blend of post-hardcore and screamo on new single “Exits”
Montana’s Fly Over States are set to release their concept EP, Ghosts on May 24th through Fever Ltd. (Heavenward, Muted Color, Mascara, Chain Gang Of 1974). Taking influence from bands like Underoath, Glassjaw, and The Chariot, the band creates a dynamic blend of post-hardcore and screamo. Having already shared the fiesty “40 Stripes Minus One,” today Fly Over States share single “Exits” as the next precursor to the EP. The song thrives off repetition in a thoughtful way, as guitar lines and vocal hooks encircle the listener. The band’s use of higher-pitched screamed and clean sung vocals add a glowing and infectious contrast, which becomes ingrained throughout the four songs on Ghosts.
Setting the basis for the story found across the EP and expanding on the single, vocalist and guitarist Gunnar Stephan states:
“The first three songs are about workplace related accidents, specifically the Piet de Wit wind turbine accident and the Paria diving incident, wanting to somewhat memorialize the people that lost their lives and to curse the unfortunate capitalistic machine that put them into those situations. I wanted listeners to be able to put themselves into the story as well, adding a lot of introspection into my own interpretation of the aforementioned incidents
On ‘Exits,’ I attempted to make a double meaning out of losing track of yourself and your own mental health, as well as taking exits as a means of saving yourself. The line ‘I’m becoming the farthest from me’ is repeated a few times in this song both as a recognition of myself moving away from what (I had selfishly thought as a teenager) was my fully realized self as well as trying to express the change a person goes through after a traumatic experience, the mental wear and tear someone endures and how it can change a person’s entire perception of life.”
Billings, Montana post-hardcore / screamo band Fly Over States have announced their signing to Fever Ltd. (Heavenward, Muted Color, Mascara, Chain Gang Of 1974) with their upcoming Ghosts EP set for release on May 24, 2024. The Montana band debuted in 2023 with their Anti-Aircraft EP and are now gearing up to release four brand new tracks. Taking influence from bands like Underoath, Glassjaw, and The Chariot, the songs are packed with infectious rhythms that make you want to shimmy as much as two-step. Single “40 Stripes Minus One,” out now and streamable below, is sonic strike winding through screamed and clean sung vocals, bright guitars, big melodies, and playful distortion. Setting the basis for the story found on the single and across the EP, vocalist and guitarist Gunnar Stephan states: “The first three songs are about workplace related accidents, specifically the Piet de Wit wind turbine accident and the Paria diving incident, wanting to somewhat memorialize the people that lost their lives and to curse the unfortunate capitalistic machine that put them into those situations. I wanted listeners to be able to put themselves into the story as well, adding a lot of introspection into my own interpretation of the aforementioned incidents ‘40 Stripes Minus One’ is a reference to an ancient/biblical torture method of receiving lashings. This song is about survivor’s guilt, and lacking accountability on the part of the Paria company.”
Ghosts was recorded with Phil Yanzick (of Montana band Hibernator) in his studio in Basin, Montana, mixed by Abe Anderson, and the mastered by Kris Crummett. It is available for preorder on limited CD through Fever Ltd. at the pre-order link below. Fly Over States is Gunnar Stephan (Vocals / Rhythm Guitar), Trevin Baker (Lead Guitar), Caleb Haynes (Bass Guitar), and Jax Sutton (Drums).
